Geometry In Making Goals In Soccer.

There are those who love watching soccer when it's in season. There are those who grow up playing soccer from when they can kick the ball. Most of the young players are taught that the more of the goal they can see when they make the shot, the better chance they have making the actual goal.  

As children grow, they learn where the best place to shoot the ball is.  They learn early that if they overrun the ball in the box, they will hit the side netting instead of the middle of the goal but by the age of 10 or so, they become better at judging angles.

After a bit of formal analysis, there are three situations that are more likely to be used to attain goals.  For instance, if a 55 degree is chosen, the kicker has a good chance of making a goal but if they are situated to the left or right of the goal forming a 17 degree angle, there is less opportunity for making a goal. 

A person drew a line from the kicker to the goal and calculated the probability of making a goal from that position and he assumed the pitch was the same along the path, in other wards, flat. He determined The changes of scoring a goal at a 55 degree angle results in a 30 percent possibility of making a goal whereas someone shooting from a 17 degree angle has only a 6 percent chance of making a goal. So based on this, the wider the angle, the better chance of making a goal. 

In reality, when analyzing the real life data of  soccer players, it was determined these shooters were more likely to make a goal when in a circular area in front of the goal.  The best position resulted in a 20 percent chance of making a goal and chances decreased the further away from the the center, facing the goal.  On the other hand, if the same data was applied using the angles method, instead of a circle, the area squashes and indicates that one can still shoot from a bit wider area and still make a goal. 

Another analysis looked at the math of soccer on the field and it backed up the analysis above.  In addition, it looked at questions such as the area the defense needed to cover. It was found that the closer the kicker is to the goal, the wall of defenders needs to be larger but the idea distance is 10 yards from the kicker. 

In addition, this analysis looked at chances of making a goal using a curved or straight kick from various locations on the field. Basically, the closer the ball was to the goal, the better chance of making the goal. In addition, the kick should be done about 5 yards to the right of the midline when using a curved kick that arcs to the right.  If it arcs to the left one should kick from 5 yards to the left of the midline.  For a straight kick, the closer to the goal, the bigger the angle and better chance of making a goal.This is the article should you like to read it yourself.  Let me know if what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.